Arno (department)

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Département de l'Arno
Département of First French Empire
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1808–1814 →
Flag Coat of arms
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Arno
Admimistrative map of French Empire in 1812. Arno (department) is on the lower right corner.
Capital Florence
History
 -  Annexion from the Kingdom of Etruria 25 May 1808
 -  Treaty of Paris 1814
Area
 -  1810[1] 8,523.76 km2 (3,291 sq mi)
Population
 -  1810[1] 559,750 
Density 65.7 /km2  (170.1 /sq mi)
Political subdivisions 3 (4)Arrondissements [1]

Arno was a département of the First French Empire in present Italy. It was named after the Arno river. It was formed in 1808, when Tuscany was annexed by France. Its capital was Florence. In 1812 it was divided into the following arrondissements[citation needed]:

It was disbanded after the defeat of Napoleon in 1814. Its territory is presently divided between the Italian provinces Florence, Prato, Arezzo, Pistoia and Forlì-Cesena.

References

  1. ^ a b "L'ALMANACH IMPÉRIAL POUR L'ANNÉE 1810, CHAPITRE X, Sect. II, Ain - Calvados". Retrieved 2010-09-28. 

See also

44 départements (now parts of Luxembourg, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Switzerland and Spain) created from annexed territories